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Leisure & hospitality share of jobs in Sarasota County
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
28 of 65 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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8 figures
Education
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Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
15.8%
+0.1 pp
since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025
28 of 65
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.3 pp
vs Florida
+0.7 pp
Florida: 15.2% · 2025
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs, 2014 – 2025 percent · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
−0.3 pp since 2015
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Sarasota County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Leisure & hospitality share of jobs · percent
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The series at a glance Sarasota County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
15.8% · 2025
First value
16.4% · 2014
Highest
16.4% · 2014
Lowest
14.4% · 2020
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Sarasota County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.8% | +0.1 pp | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | −0.5 pp | 15.1% | 12.6% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +0.0 pp | 15.0% | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +1.1 pp | 14.9% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +0.7 pp | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | −1.7 pp | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.1 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.1 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +0.2 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | −0.4 pp | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | −0.3 pp | 16.2% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality share of jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Union County | 5.5% | |
| 66 | Lafayette County | 5.6% | |
| 65 | Hamilton County | 6.2% | |
| 64 | Liberty County | 7.0% | |
| 63 | Glades County | 7.7% | |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 7.9% | |
| 61 | Gadsden County | 8.4% | |
| 60 | Hardee County | 8.7% | |
| 59 | Hendry County | 8.8% | |
| 58 | Suwannee County | 9.2% | |
| 57 | Gilchrist County | 9.3% | |
| 56 | Taylor County | 10.1% | |
| 55 | Dixie County | 10.2% | |
| 54 | DeSoto County | 10.4% | |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 10.5% | |
| 52 | Baker County | 11.5% | |
| 51 | Putnam County | 11.5% | |
| 50 | Seminole County | 12.0% | |
| 49 | Polk County | 12.0% | |
| 48 | Duval County | 12.2% | |
| 47 | Levy County | 12.2% | |
| 46 | Hillsborough County | 12.5% | |
| 45 | Holmes County | 12.6% | |
| 44 | Madison County | 12.9% | |
| 43 | Highlands County | 13.2% | |
| … | |||
| 27 | Jackson County | 16.2% | |
| 26 | Martin County | 16.2% | |
| 25 | Washington County | 16.4% | |
| 24 | Sarasota County | 16.4% | |
| 23 | Indian River County | 16.5% | |
| 22 | Manatee County | 16.6% | |
| 21 | Hernando County | 16.6% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014
What it means
How much of the private job market is tourism and hospitality.
How it is calculated
Leisure and hospitality jobs divided by all private-sector jobs.
Tourism
Sarasota County in numbers